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Old Stations of Surrey & Sussex-East Grinstead HL Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

Andy33: I visited today and have decided to archive this cache as the general area of the cache has deteriorated since the cache was placed and is no longer a place to bring people. I have now removed the cache box.

Thanks to all who visited

Andy

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Hidden : 12/24/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is the fourth cache in a series based around old stations. Most of the actual station buildings are now in private ownership and access to them is limited, however most can still be seen from roads and public footpaths.


The cache is situated near the site of East Grinstead High Level Station which stood on the old branch line which ran to Three Bridges.

East Grinstead High Level Station was opened on 15th October 1883 by the London Brighton & South Coast Railway and closed on 2nd January 1967.

The site of the high level station is now the car park for the present East Grinstead Station. The present station was once called East Grinstead Low Level but was renamed once the old high level station closed.

Little now remains of the old high level station but if you walk from the car park down the steps to the present station you may just be able to make out some of the brickwork of the old platforms.

The old track bed now forms part of the Worth Way which is very popular with dog walkers and cyclists, the cache is placed on the old loop which connected the station to the Oxted line. The loop can be quite overgrown in the summer however it is quiet so you should not be disturbed while searching for the cache.

The picture above was taken very near the cache coordinates looking West, today all you can see is the car park of the present day station.

At the coordinates you will find a sign, to find the cache :-

Daily Charge = A.xx

Monthly Charge = BC.xx

Quarterly Charge = DEF.Gx

The cache can be found at:-


N 51.07.(A+D)(B-2)A W0.01.DE(F-5)

The daily charge for parking is quite steep (free on Sundays and Bank Holidays) so if you are just stopping to do the cache you can park on the local roads for free, except between 10am to 11am Monday to Saturday.

The cache itself is a small clip top box which contains the usual trades and certificates for 1st 2nd and 3rd to find. The bonus cache for this series has now been archived so no need to collect the bonus numbers.


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pbapergr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)